Touro NV vs. LECOM Erie

[badgpadoc]

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I need to decide soon since Touro wants another $1,000 by May 1st.

Honestly I felt a lot more comfortable at Touro NV. LECOM gave off a strange vibe I can't really explain. They also fed us salad and room temp water for lunch which was odd.

Touro Pros:
-Close to home
-Students very positive about lectures and rotations
-Near my favorite city (although won't have much time to play in city)
-Staying in Henderson for rotations makes it possible to think about buy a house
-Lectures are recorded and put online
-Great anatomy lab
-Not much snow (I'm from Los Angeles, don't think I'd do well in snow)

LECOM Pros:
-Cheap...
-Great gym
-Don't force you to buy a specific overly-heavy laptop
-Cafeteria does not have kosher requirement

What does everyone think? My only concern with Touro was that, at least for my interview group, everyone seemed married and had families. LECOM interview felt more like I was back in undergrad. I'm three years out of college, so it'd be nice to hang out with my fellow students instead of everyone just going home to their families.

 

[Guek]

Touro of course! Better city, better people (cuz I'll be there).

Really though, I couldn't say which is going to be right for you. I will say however that the demographic you saw at your interview may not be indicative of the entire student population. There were a lot of married people at my interview, but a lot of single guys and girls as well. Regardless, you'll probably come across a large married population at whichever school you go to. The average age of med-students are obviously going to be older than what you'll find in undergrad.

 

[akure27]

I was in the same boat with Touro NV and LECOM-Erie being my two acceptances. I liked Touro a lot, I liked the school and the weather is a lot warmer. However I chose LECOM because I met with a DO who is the head of Medical Education, so basically in charge of third and fourth year DO med students at a hospital in MI. He was very knowledgeable about all of the DO schools across the country. He said both are good schools and can get you to where you want to go, but staying in the Midwest is good for making connections as a DO. A majority of DO residencies are in the Midwest and he said over 55% of them are in MI, PA, and OH.